Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
Woodcrest Eviction Risk: Elevated , Dover
Tract 10001043300 · Kent County, DE · pop 6,276 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Tract 10001043300 covers Woodcrest in Dover in Delaware. Home to 6,276 residents, it scores $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 76% of US census tracts.
55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,297 a month while the average household earns $51,154 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 52% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,556
Renter share52.0%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate25.2%
Median income$51,154
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
92
th percentile
Very High
Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dover and the region
Centroid at 39.1802, -75.5466 · click any tract to drill in
Why Woodcrest scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dover
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
25.2% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$1,297 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dover
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dover
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dover
3.5
How Woodcrest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 9%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,538Total filings over 9 yrs
- 20.31%Avg annual filing rate
- 27.1%Peak (2014)
- 152Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 9 months.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 17.0%Housing insecurity
- 10.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.0%Food insecurity
- 18.5%SNAP enrollment
- 13.4%Transit barriers
- 9.3%No health insurance
- 22.5%Frequent mental distress
- 37.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Woodcrest
What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Dover eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Kent County average of 5.7 and above the Delaware statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,538 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 20.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 27.1% of renter households in 2014.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 10001043300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10001043300?
Census tract 10001043300 in the Woodcrest neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 10001043300?
Median gross rent is $1,297/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10001043300?
25.2% of residents in tract 10001043300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,276.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10001043300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 9th, minority 82th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 10001043300 considered part of Woodcrest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10001043300 fall within Woodcrest (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10001043300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,538 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 10001043300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.31% of renter households, peaking at 27.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 10001043300 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.0% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 10.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 10001043300 compare to Dover overall?
Tract 10001043300 scores 6.1/10, higher than the parent city of Dover at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dover eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Dover
Top eight tracts in Dover ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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Fairview
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Mayfair
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Dupont Manor
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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